Transportation officials in Massachusetts say a new $130 million federal grant is an infusion of funds for the evolving West-East passenger rail project, which officials say will connect Springfield to Boston by 2030.

Popular chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT are powered by models trained on enormous amounts of information, which means spending billions on vast data centers that take more power and water than entire cities. Instead, roboticists like Matthias Scheutz are thinking small. They’re designing AI systems compact enough to fit on a single computer chip.

Can a cat's coat color impact its chances of getting adopted? Connecticut animal shelter officials share their thoughts.

Across New England, data center opponents say they don’t trust the artificial intelligence industry

The week of Oct. 19, 2026, New England News Collaborative stations will explore some of the reasons why the AI data center boom hasn't reached New England — at least not yet— in a special series called Awaiting Data.

The Sunrise Movement identified the protester as a Bowdoin College student and said he's part of an effort to confront politicians over climate change. The protestor posed as a journalist to get into the ticketed event.

Wellfleet, like many towns on the Cape, is working on plans to reduce nitrogen from its wastewater. But addressing the problem may take more than one solution.

Palestinians Amel Younis and Ryan Ghalayini are aiming to qualify for the 2028 Olympics.